Lewisham's Political Map in 2022

Lewisham's ward boundary changes for the May 2022 election:

  • The boundaries of 2 wards remain the same (Telegraph Hill and Forest Hill)
  • 2 former wards no longer exist: New Cross and Whitefoot
  • 3 new wards have been formed: Deptford, Hither Green and New Cross Gate
  • 16 wards have 3 councillors
  • 3 wards have only 2 councillors: Bellingham, Lewisham Central and New Cross Gate
  • The total number of councillors remains at 54

This document was produced by the Lewisham Insight & Delivery team.

Population

Source ONS, mid-2022

As of mid 2020, there were an estimated 305,309 people living in Lewisham

Residents per ward

Population density

A ward's population density is expressed here as the number of residents per Hectare

Population by age group

Population by age group (female)

Population by age group (male)

Languages spoken

Source ONS Census, 2011

English proficiency

Other languages

The following maps show wards where more than 1% of residents speak a non-english language as their main language

Country of birth

Source ONS Census, 2011

United Kingdom

Outside UK

Ethnicity

Source ONS Census, 2011

Religion

Source ONS Census 2011

Qualifications

Source ONS Census 2011

Housing

Accomodation

Source ONS Census 2011

Household composition

Source ONS Census 2011

Occupancy rating

Source ONS Census 2011

Tenure

Source ONS Census 2011

Car/van availability

Source ONS Census 2011

Central heating

Source ONS Census 2011

Health

Source ONS Census 2011

Level of health

Activity

Unpaid care

Fuel poverty

Source Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2021

Employment

Source ONS Census 2011

Hours worked

Occupation status

Occupation groups

Benefits

Source DWP, Jan 2016 - Sep 2021 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ucjsa

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative

Female and male

Female

Male

Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 2019

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative